RT Journal Article
T1 "We have a common goal’: Support networks for the educational and social development of children in disadvantaged areas.
A1 Ruiz-Román, Cristóbal
A1 Molina-Cuesta, Lorena
A1 Alcaide-Vives, Rocío
K1 Exclusión social
AB Support networks are both one of the great tools and one of the major challenges for social work when dealing with situations of social exclusion. The multidimensional nature of the social exclusion that affects many children from disadvantaged areasdemands that the various social agents involved develop teamwork practices. This article presents practice-based evidence of the impact of a network support programme that works with children from a disadvantaged area in Ma´ laga (Spain). Data are pre-sented in connection with a reduction of the number of children dropping out of school and the increase in academic achievement; the role played by socio-educational follow-up in these accomplishments; and how valuable support networks have become for the professionals involved in the programme. The evidence is discussed in connection with the most recent literature to extract some valuable ideas emerging from socio-educational support networks for social work practice, with a view to promoting the social and educational advancement of children from disadvantaged areas.
PB Oxford University Press
YR 2019
FD 2019-09-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37208
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37208
LA eng
NO Cristóbal Ruiz-Román, Lorena Molina, Rocío Alcaide, ‘We Have a Common Goal’: Support Networks For the Educational and Social Development of Children in Disadvantaged Areas, The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 49, Issue 6, September 2019, Pages 1658–1676, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcz063
NO This research has been possible thanks to a research agreement between the Oficina de Transferencia e Investigación de la Universidad de Málaga (Research and Knowledge Transfer Office of the University of Málaga) and the Programa Proinfancia de la Obra Social ‘la Caixa’ (Children support programme by ‘la Caixa’) (Ref.0806.2167).
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
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